Palestine

TAEZ // Anwar Mohammed Alwan suffers from diabetes and can hardly afford food for his six children, much less buy medicine for himself. He has no choice but to rely on charities. “I am a jobless man and I cannot buy medicine but I usually get it from philanthropists and …

Abu Dhabi // Qatar’s emir arrived in Kuwait for talks with his counterpart Sheikh Sabah on Wednesday believed to be part of Kuwaiti mediation efforts aimed at bringing an end to the latest crisis to erupt among the GCC’s three most powerful members. Tensions have escalated dramatically between Qatar, and …

NEW YORK // The United Nations humanitarian chief has warned the world that Yemen is headed for total collapse as the international community fails to take action to end the conflict in the country and help the millions of people at risk of starvation. Stephen O’Brien told the UN Security …

ADEN // Pro-government Yemeni forces seized the Republican Palace in Taez from Houthi rebels on Monday, gaining a strategic advantage on the eastern front of a long-running battle to control the south-western city. The popular resistance fighters stormed the provincial administrative complex at noon, killing dozens of rebels, said a …

Ansar Al Sharia, one of Libya’s foremost extremist groups, is disbanding after suffering heavy losses in its main base of Benghazi. The collapse of the group is a victory for the Libya National Army (LNA) led by Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, who launched an operation in May 2014 to crush …

Erbil // Iraqi forces have launched a broad assault on parts of Mosul still held by the ISIL, the military announced on Saturday. The offensive is the latest push in the seven-month battle to retake Mosul, a linchpin in ISIL’s now crumbling attempt to establish a extremist “caliphate”. Multiple security …

Fighting broke out on Friday across the Libyan capital, Tripoli, with rival militias exchanging artillery and small arms fire. Residents reported shells and rockets raining down, with tanks on the streets and the city’s Al Khadra hospital, in the firing line, having to be evacuated. The chaos has meant hospitals …

MUSCAT // Food prices in Oman rise every year at the start of Ramadan, but this year shoppers have been hit particularly hard as retailers raised the price of most items by as much as 20 per cent – more than the usual 5 to 10 per cent. Most shops …

BETHLEHEM // US president Donald Trump vowed Tuesday to do “everything I can” to achieve a peace agreement between the Israelis and Palestinians as he met Mahmoud Abbas in the occupied West Bank. Standing next to Mr Trump, Mr Abbas said he was ready to be Mr Trump’s partner in …

RIYADH // US president Donald Trump is to urge the Islamic world to confront extremism in a highly anticipated speech on Sunday to dozens of Middle East leaders in Saudi Arabia. According to excerpts released by the White House, Mr Trump will say the time has come for “honestly confronting …